Giant 7.0 earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska; damage reported even at Sarah Palin's house
Giant 7.0 earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska; damage reported even at Sarah Palin's house
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Friday morning near Anchorage, Alaska, causing widespread damage, and alarming office workers who plunged under their desks.
Light fixtures fell, glass shattered, roadways collapsed and supermarket aisles were littered with fallen boxes, cans and jars. Video images showed some roadways had collapsed. One man tweeted a photo of his toppled chimney and a local television station showed its studio filled with debris.
Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tweeted, saying her family is intact but her "house is not."
"This is a large earthquake, and there have been numerous aftershocks," said John Bellini, a geophysicist for the U.S. Geological Survey. He said the largest aftershock was a 5.7 magnitude quake about six minutes after the big one.
for Alaska. Our family is intact - house is not... I imagine that’s the case for many, many others. So thankful to be safe; praying for our state following the earthquake.
The quake struck at 8:29 a.m. local time about 7 miles north of Anchorage, the USGS reported. Officials canceled a tsunami warning for coastal areas of southern Alaska.
"The bed started shaking, and everything was shaking so dramatically," Blair Braverman told CNN. "People were running down the halls and banging on the doors to evacuate."
Gov. Bill Walker said he had issued a disaster declaration. Besides widespread damage, the earthquake disrupted some communications and electrical service, the state’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport closed for damage assessment, but was gradually being reopened. As a precaution, the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, which runs 800 miles, was shut.
The Anchorage School District canceled classes for its more than 100 schools and asked parents to pick up their kids when they could.
President Donald Trump, who was briefed on the earthquake, tweeted that the federal government would "spare no expense" in helping Alaska through the quake's aftermath.
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President Donald Trump, who was briefed on the earthquake, tweeted that the federal government would "spare no expense" in helping Alaska through the quake's aftermath.
To the Great people of Alaska. You have been hit hard by a “big one.” Please follow the directions of the highly trained professionals who are there to help you. Your Federal Government will spare no expense. God Bless you ALL!
Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes a year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined.
Anchorage has been hit hard before. A 1964 earthquake that registered 9.2, the largest ever in the U.S. and the second largest ever recorded, caused extensive damage to the city and resulted in 129 deaths.
#Update: KTVA’s newsroom felt the blow of the earthquake this morning. #anchorage #alaska @lookner pic.twitter.com/WVxmn5f8SR
Footage from Snapchat maps on the earthquake in Anchorage.
President Donald Trump, who was briefed on the earthquake, tweeted that the federal government would "spare no expense" in helping Alaska through the quake's aftermath.
To the Great people of Alaska. You have been hit hard by a “big one.” Please follow the directions of the highly trained professionals who are there to help you. Your Federal Government will spare no expense. God Bless you ALL!
Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes a year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined.
Anchorage has been hit hard before. A 1964 earthquake that registered 9.2, the largest ever in the U.S. and the second largest ever recorded, caused extensive damage to the city and resulted in 129 deaths.
#Update: KTVA’s newsroom felt the blow of the earthquake this morning. #anchorage #alaska @lookner pic.twitter.com/WVxmn5f8SR
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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes near Anchorage, Alaska
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